kaalia by user4869933

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Mardu combat-cheat deck led by Kaalia of the Vast. The game plan accelerates into a Turn 3 Kaalia using 2-mana rocks, then attacks on Turn 4 to put massive Angel, Demon, and Dragon creatures onto the battlefield tapped and attacking for free. Key payoffs like Master of Cruelties, Archfiend of Despair, and Utvara Hellkite eliminate opponents in rapid succession across Turns 4 to 6. Robust protection spells such as Deflecting Swat, Lightning Greaves, and Grand Abolisher safeguard Kaalia during critical combat steps. Meanwhile, stax-style creatures like Linvala, Keeper of Silence and Archfiend of Depravity restrict opponent development asymmetrically. The deck maintains backup plans through Sneak Attack and reanimation spells, ensuring resilience if the commander is removed.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
• 1 Ancient Gold Dragon
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Angelic Arbiter
• 1 Anguished Unmaking
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archfiend of Depravity
• 1 Archfiend of Despair
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
• 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Blast-Furnace Hellkite
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Bloodthirster
• 1 Bolas's Citadel
• 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
• 1 Cavern-Hoard Dragon
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Exquisite Archangel
• 1 Farewell
• 1 Firemane Commando
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Gamble
• 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Graven Cairns
• 1 Hellkite Tyrant
• 1 Herald of Eternal Dawn
• 1 Imp's Mischief
• 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
• 1 Kaalia of the Vast
• 1 Land Tax
• 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Luxury Suite
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Master of Cruelties
• 1 Mind Stone
• 7 Mountain
• 1 Nomad Outpost
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 7 Plains
• 1 Rakdos Signet
• 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Scourge of the Throne
• 1 Serra's Emissary
• 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sneak Attack
• 1 Sol Ring
• 5 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1 Talisman of Indulgence
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 Terror of the Peaks
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 Three Tree City
• 1 Utvara Hellkite
• 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
• 1 Vault of Champions
• 1 Vault of the Archangel
• 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1 Windcrag Siege